Sunday, January 23, 2011

have to get ready with my kids crafting classes, can't get the ideas out of my mind - I know that they are there....
AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrg.....
a few projects are ready, but not enough to fill the calender from february to august....

Friday, January 21, 2011

knitted a few more of these for friends, but never had time to take pics

so here is my very own one!!!

plain and simple with just enough slouch

worked with 2 yarns held together brim worked flat in garter stbody of hat in rounds in stst

you will need about 150 m alpaca superlight and the same amount of merino 120from LANG YARNScirculars and dpns US size 8
and, if you like, pom-poms, buttons, embroidery thread, .....to embellish the little hatsee this post for inspiration

here is what I did:

gauge was 20 sts = 10 cm

headband:CO 10 sts, work in garter st for 64 rows ridges, BO all stssew BO edge to CO edge to form a ring

pick up 96 sts around ring and join to knit in roundswork in st st until body of hat measures 14 cm ( without band)beg decreasing:

the main part of muse is knitted flat, shaped with shortrows, sts are picked upfor the ribbing, then you have to fold the piece in half and sew a few inches together,sleeve sts are picked up to knit the sleeves in rounds, collar is worked seperately

then seamed to the fronts of the main part.

CO 78 sts and start working double moss st:

rows 1 + 4:

*k2, p2; rep to last 2 sts, k2

rows 2 + 3:

*p2, k2; rep to last 2 sts, p2

continue working rows 1 - 4 until work measures 40 cm from CO.

shortrow shaping:

RS: knit 30 sts in pattern, turn

WS: Sl 1, knit in pattern to end

RS: knit 28 sts in pattern, turn

WS: Sl 1, knit in pattern to end

RS: knit 26 sts in pattern, turn

WS: Sl 1, knit in pattern to end

continue working shortrows 5 times more

next row: knit in pattern to end

next row: knit 30 sts in pattern, turn

next row: Sl 1, knit in pattern to end

next row: knit 28 sts in pattern, turn

next row. Sl 1, knit in pattern to end

rep shortrows as you did on the other side

ending with a RS row

next row: BO all sts.

now we have to pick up sts for the ribbed bottom:

pick up and knit the middle 38 sts of the CO edge

work k1, p1 rib for a total of 8 rows

BO all sts.

next step is to sew the sides together:

fold piece to half, bring CO edge to BO edge to form a rectangle; leaving 14 cm open (measured from the fold) on both sides for armholes, sew sides together.

pick up sts to knit the sleeves:

pick up and knit 38 sts around armhole, join to knit in rounds.

knit in garter st to desired length, BO all sts.

work second sleeve to match

now pick up sts around fronts and neck,

k 3 rows Stst, BO all sts

CO 25 sts for collar and work back and forth in garter st until collar is long enough to match the fronts and neck. BO in pattern.